{"id":172377,"date":"2024-07-11T13:02:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T13:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=172377"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:59:37","slug":"bold-card-refresh-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/marriott-bonvoy\/bold-card-refresh-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Enhanced&#8217; Marriott Bonvoy Bold\u00ae Credit Card: Here\u2019s What Changed Effective Today."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In late February 2024, Chase attached an ominous disclaimer to the <a data-ccid=\"4048164\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseMarriottBonvoyBoldCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Marriott Bonvoy Bold<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Credit Card<\/a> (<a data-ccid=\"4048164\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=g3lR0xvjyAU&offerid=1993744.10005145&type=3&subid=0=24c8fd7a22d6ec5d24a755a183d559c6&subid=639396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rates & Fees<\/a>) application page. The long and short of it was that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/marriott-bonvoy\/bold-card-refresh-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott's affable no-annual-fee card would likely lose two key benefits on July 11, 2024<\/a>: complimentary Silver Elite status and an annual allotment of 15 Elite Night Credits.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few months, mum's been the word what benefits \u2014 if any \u2014 would replace these two outgoing ones.<\/p>\n<p>Now, July 11 is upon us, and we finally have an answer. Read on for what's new and what's now old with the Bonvoy Bold card.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Bonvoy_Bold_Card_Refresh\">Bonvoy Bold Card Refresh<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Fewer_Elite_Night_Credits_still_complimentary_Silver_Elite_status\">Fewer Elite Night Credits, still complimentary Silver Elite status<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Expanded_bonus_spending_categories\">Expanded bonus spending categories<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Travel_Now_Pay_Later\">Travel Now, Pay Later<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Sign-up_bonus\">Sign-up bonus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Bonvoy_Bold_Card_Refresh\">Bonvoy Bold Card Refresh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a data-ccid=\"4048164\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseMarriottBonvoyBoldCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Bonvoy Bold<\/a> is by no means the most rewarding credit card in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/marriott-bonvoy\/marriott-credit-card\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott's extensive lineup of co-branded cards<\/a>. But when you considered what it offered, getting a basic tier of complimentary elite status, a 15 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/what-are-marriott-elite-night-credits\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Elite Night Credit<\/a> boost, and a reasonable earning structure \u2014 all for a $0 annual fee \u2014 the card's offerings were more than fair. For the right traveler, it was a great fit.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, it seemed like Chase had deemed the Bonvoy Bold too good to be true. When word went out in February that the card would be &#8220;enhanced,&#8221; readers weary from recent Amex &#8220;enhancements&#8221; braced themselves for the removal of benefits with perhaps only new, difficult-to-use credits taking their place.<\/p>\n<p>But that's not the case with this card refresh.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71631\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71631 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/featured-W-Barcelona-hotel-and-beach.jpeg\" alt=\"a glass-fronted hotel with curved designs sits near a beach; you can book hotels like this one using Marriott points earned from hotel credit cards with no annual fee\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/featured-W-Barcelona-hotel-and-beach.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/featured-W-Barcelona-hotel-and-beach-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/featured-W-Barcelona-hotel-and-beach-325x260.jpeg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>The W Barcelona. Credit: Marriott<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott Bonvoy Rewards Program Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Fewer_Elite_Night_Credits_still_complimentary_Silver_Elite_status\">Fewer Elite Night Credits, still complimentary Silver Elite status<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For years, the Bonvoy Bold has offered cardholders an annual allotment of 15 Elite Night Credits. If you're familiar with <a href=\"\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/elite-status\/\">Marriott elite status levels<\/a>, you realize that's enough credits to automatically qualify you for Silver Elite status.<\/p>\n<p>The original disclaimer stated the Bonvoy Bold&#8216;s 15 Elite Night Credit allotment would no longer be available effective July 11. And that's the one piece of truly bad news in this card refresh: Chase is indeed paring back the Elite Night Credits you'll get courtesy of the Bonvoy Bold.<\/p>\n<p>But the benefit isn't going away entirely. <strong>Bonvoy Bold cardholders now get 5 Elite Night Credits per year instead of 15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While that's now just one-half of the credits necessary to earn Silver Elite, worry not. Chase is making complimentary Silver Elite status a staple benefit for cardholders. The main loss here is to Bonvoy Bold cardholders who used the 15 Elite Night Credit boost to reach higher tiers of elite status without paying an annual fee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/marriott-bonvoy\/marriott-elite-night-credit\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How to get up to 40 Elite Night Credits through Marriott credit cards<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Expanded_bonus_spending_categories\">Expanded bonus spending categories<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Before this refresh, the Bonvoy Bold offered the following earning rates:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>3X Bonvoy points per $1 spent at over 7,000 participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels, plus 2X points for every $1 spent on other travel purchases<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, cardholders will also bank <strong>2X points for every $1 spent at grocery stores, on rideshare, select food delivery, select streaming, and internet, cable and phone services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Travel_Now_Pay_Later\">Travel Now, Pay Later<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Travelers can also leverage a new spending benefit, much like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/chase-ultimate-rewards\/my-chase-plan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Chase Pay Over Time<\/a>. The difference is that the <a data-ccid=\"4048164\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseMarriottBonvoyBoldCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Bonvoy Bold<\/a>-specific benefit is called &#8220;Travel Now, Pay Later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Eligible cardholders can break up purchases between $100 to $5,000 made directly with an airline or at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy into equal monthly payments with no interest or plan fees.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/buy-now-pay-later-programs\/\" rel=\"noopener\">buy now, pay later programs<\/a> are worth avoiding, but it's nice to have the flexibility in your back pocket if needed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152940\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/480\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-152940 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marriott-hong-kong-cheung-yin-unsplash-featured.jpg\" alt=\"Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel exterior\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marriott-hong-kong-cheung-yin-unsplash-featured.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marriott-hong-kong-cheung-yin-unsplash-featured-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marriott-hong-kong-cheung-yin-unsplash-featured-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/marriott-hong-kong-cheung-yin-unsplash-featured-325x260.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><center><em>Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel. Credit: Cheung Yin\/Unsplash<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h3><span id=\"Sign-up_bonus\">Sign-up bonus<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Marriott's luxe cards (and their high-flying welcome offers) typically overshadow the <a data-ccid=\"4048164\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseMarriottBonvoyBoldCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Bonvoy Bold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New applicants can earn 30,000 Bonus Points after spending $1,000 on eligible purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.<\/p>\n<p>That's an incredible incentive to add the $0 annual fee Bonvoy Bold to your arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/marriott-bonvoy\/top-picks-marriott-free-night-certificates\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Hotels for Your Marriott Bonvoy Credit Card Free Nights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Truth be told, we expected the worst when it was announced the <a data-ccid=\"4048164\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseMarriottBonvoyBoldCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Marriott Bonvoy Bold<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Credit Card<\/a> would undergo some enhancements. But now that the full refresh is unveiled, we're pleasantly surprised. While it's disappointing that the Elite Night Credit allotment is one-third of what it was before, we're happy to see that the complimentary Silver Elite status is here to stay.<\/p>\n<p>On balance, the Bonvoy Bold has arguably become more competitive after the changes &#8212; particularly buoyed by its now-more-than-outsized welcome bonus. Still, its fellow Chase and American Express co-branded stablemates are still going to provide better value for most travelers. But that doesn't mean the <a data-ccid=\"4048164\" href=\"\/blog\/link\/ChaseMarriottBonvoyBoldCard\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Marriott Bonvoy Bold<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Credit Card<\/a> isn't a right choice for your wallet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marriott Bonvoy Bold\u00ae Credit Card was due to undergo enhancements on July 11, 2024. We now know what changed with the Bonvoy Bold. Here&#8217;s an overview of what&#8217;s changing with Marriott&#8217;s no-annual-fee card \u2014 and what&#8217;s staying the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":164815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12055],"tags":[],"coauthors":[36432,36387],"class_list":["post-172377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-credit-cards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172377"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243016,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172377\/revisions\/243016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172377"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=172377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}